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E. ARRINGTN VEH CLE SIGNAL gva/vanto@ attenua Aug. 21, 1923. 1,465,405

l E. ARRINGTON VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed Feb. e, .1925 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 2l, 1923.

UNITED STATES! EDNA- ARRINGIGN,

i 'VEHICLE SIGNAL,

Application filed February 6, 1923. Serial No. 817,228.

nails, of which the rollo-wing; is a specn'ication.

.lily invention relates to improvements in signals primarily adapted Ytor application to ino-tor vehicles for indicatingr to the drivers of approaching vehicles or to trailie officers7 the intention of the operator of the vehicle to n'iale a right or le/'lit hand turn or to bring his ni iine to stop,

A further object oit iny inventionreside in the provision of such a signal for vehicles, wherein the saine is comparatively siinple ott constrnotiom and of such nature as to he readily installed upon any and all types oi motor vehicles non-r up n the market.

The nature and advantages ofthe invention Will he better understood when the iolloivingr detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings7 the invention residingV in the construction coinhinationi and arrangement parte as claiineil.

ln the drawings forming partv ol this appl'ca'tiony like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several viens.j and Wh ere i n icgure i a iiragn'ientary sectional view through a moi'or vehicle, showing iniproved signal disposed thereon, and at opposlte sides of the vehicle ivindshield7 and iiirivardly of the drivers seat et the vehicle.

Fig-nre Q is an elevational view oli' one the swingingv signal boxes employed in coni junction with Iny invention.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal cross sectional View thereof.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional iew upon the line 4 4 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view ol? the Wiring circuit.

Vith particular' reference to the drawings, n'iy device includes the provision of a pair of si gnal hoxes A and B pivotally supported upon the left and right side respectively of a motor vehicle, and preferably at a position thereon shown in Figure l.

Each of these boxes are et' identical constructioin and a description of one Will sutllce :For hothA Per se each of the boxes include a hollowv casing' 5 or Vthe configuration of a handy and heine' provided its rient rear sides with l` "ed cover plates ach oi" these cover l n tral longitudinal op eine' T Vtherein Wardly ci? which there is supporte plates 8,1he iront plate olf the hoi; ing` the Word Reit ifornied the ein similar plate o? the hex l hein iorined the word liinht The rear plates of each et the boxes are iiorined with the Sword Slow7 and disposed Within eacli boxes is an incandescent bulb 0. The of the boxes adj the body of the vehicle are lori ed with a reduced extension l0, these entensions being pivotally secured as at ll to brackets l2 carried hy the hody oi" the vehicle.

Operating M are vlornied with a een rear-- rods and 7) are pivotally secured at one end as at 13 to the respective homies and Each of these rods -nl within the vehicle as nio clearly shown in lrefure L, and engage Within openings in ivardlyextendinf; portions le of brackets i' jh may ce and preferably secured to olie instrument hoard oit the inotor vehicle. rlfhe i ner end et the oper 'n rod c 't il he signal hoi; is 'torined W1 n three sp red. pendent projections lo? the saine heingg provided with notches ior engagement with one edge oit the said opening` in the inwardly en tendine' portion lfL et its respective bracket l5 for the purpose of reta-innig` the srid signal ho): in Ay one of its three positions a4 shown hy the ifull and dotted lines oi' Fig; nre l.

The inner end of the operating` rod oit' its respective signal het( l is 'termed with tivo similar pendent projections 1S 'for cooiierating' with the opening in the inwardly pre jecting portion lil of its respective hracket l5 for inaintaininpr the hex B in the tiro set positi ons as shown hy the full and dotted lines in the said Figure l. The nornial position of each of 'the hoxes is verticalik and when either one of the saine are moved to a horizontal position., it Will indicate that the driver of the vehicle intends to make either a right or left hand. turn. `When the lett hand box A is moved to an extreme down- Ward position, it will indicate that the driver intends to slow down a machine or bring the saine to a stop,

Counter-balancing' springs l? are rigidly secured at their inner ends to the before inen-v tioned supporting brackets l2, the enter ends lill of these springs having close sliding Contact with the adjacent portion oil the respective signal boxes A and B, these springs effectively assisting in the upward swingingV movement thereof.

The bulbs 9 Within each of the signal boxes are electrically connected to a source of enorgy c which may-be, and prete 1ably is the usual storage battery of the inotor vehicle. rEhe circuit between the battery and the bulbs 9 is made and broken through the instrumentality of a desirable forni of switch CZ which may be and preferably isinountef upon the instrument board of the vehicle.

In view of the above description, it is believed by ine that the advantages and opera.- tion of my improved signal will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art, and although I have herein showny and described the preferred embodiment or" the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be inade therein,

Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described iny invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is n a signal for inotor vehicles, a pair of signal boxes pivotally disposed upon opposite sides of the motor vehicle and adjacent the front end thereof, each of saidL signal boxes including a casing having a reduced portion at the inner end thereof, brackets carried by the vehicle, pivotal connections between said reduced portions and said brackets, ineans for s wringing said boxes upon their pivots, and counter-balancing springs fixed to the brackets and engaging said boxes for assisting in the upward pivotal movement of said boxes.

ln testiinonyrwhereof I 'my signature.

EDNA ARRINGTON. 

